Finding work still hard for recent grads
Finding work after graduating college still remains a challenge in the wake of the Great Recession.
Hepatitis A outbreak traced to Oregon farm
An outbreak of 30 cases of Hepatitis A has been linked to Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend, a frozen organic berry mix sold by an Oregon company.
Intel adapting chips rapidly
In order to catch up in the mobile market, Intel is working hard to get ahead in mobile processor design while simultaneously moving to smaller circuitry.
CoburgNorth filling up
Coburg’s new industrial business park CoburgNorth is filling up with tenants.
Blaze at Chinese poultry slaughterhouse kills 119
Reuters: A blaze at a locked poultry slaughterhouse in northeast China killed at least 119 people on Monday with several still unaccounted for.
Thousands flee wildfires outside Los Angeles
Cbsnews: Firefighters working in darkness doubled containment of a massive wildfire north of Los Angeles to 40 percent overnight, as cool, moist air moved in Monday to replace torrid weather.
Starbucks banning smoking around doors
AP: Starbucks will start banning smoking within 25 feet of its stores, beginning Saturday.
GOP proposes larger PERS cuts
House and Senate Republicans released a proposal to cut PERS even more and save $1.3B.
Kitzhaber to sign benefit companies bill
Gov. John Kitzhaber plans to sign the benefit companies measure that will allow companies to use a sustainability indicator in their registration info.
Japan postpones order from Portland grain shipper
Japan postponed a 25,000-ton order from a Portland grain shipper after genetically engineered wheat plants were found in an eastern Oregon field.